P6 acupuncture for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) - A study with focus on the patient perspective

• Conditions: observational study; R11; Nausea and vomiting

• Registration Number: DRKS00026696
• Lead Sponsor: Institut für Sportwissenschaften, Abteilung Sportmedizin

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-09-23
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 239

Inclusion Criteria

for patient dataset:
a) incapacitated (able to give consent); b) of legal age (age = 18 years); c) anesthesiological management (narcosis) during surgery at one of the study centers; d) ASA I-IV.

for clinic staff dataset: direct or indirect patient contact in the context of work activities in the clinic

Exclusion Criteria

for patient dataset:
(a) Non-consent or inability to perform acupuncture treatment at P6.;
(b) Inability to participate in standardized telephone survey;
(c) Emergency surgery (reason: it can not be ensured that the survey before the surgery (measurement time 1) will be completed and acute stress prior to emergency surgery does not adequately ensure comparability of results);
d) Pregnancy (to avoid interference with pregnancy-related nausea, which is not the research question of this study).

for clinic staff dataset: no exclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To address the main hypothesis, the coping style will be assessed as the primary outcome measure. This personality-related characteristic is measured using the standardized validated psychometric test procedure Coping Inventory for Dealing with Stressful Situations (acronym: CISS) (Kälin & Semmer, 2020; German-language adaptation of the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations). The individual scores on the three scales (task-oriented coping, emotion-oriented coping, and avoidance-oriented coping) are converted into T values by using evaluation tables. This involves a classification into the Gaussian distribution of the representative sample for normative comparison (reference sample). It will be examined whether the values on the above-mentioned three scales deviate significantly from the norm (Gaussian distribution of the reference sample). T-tests are used for this purpose.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The survey includes other personality-related characteristics: <br>(a) Life orientation; <br>(b) self-efficacy expectancy.<br><br>The following secondary outcome describes the link between the hospital setting and acceptance of acupuncture treatment by hospital staff:<br>(a) Dependent variable: expectancy of hospital staff; <br>(b) Independent variables: Characterization of the hospital setting.